A statement from Mr. Bukari’s office said he was making peace with the journalist, rather than trying to bribe him.

“For the avoidance of doubt, the Minister’s approach by way of pleading with Edeti is typical with his peace-making intervention approach to situations, and in this case, sought to avoid what he was informed was a misjudgement sought to be projected to hurt the reputation of a retiring judge in the region he had superintended as minister,” sections of the statement read.

However, Mr. Buabeng Asamoah believes while the Minister has resigned, the matter should not end there.

“There are two levels; the ethical level, where he has resigned and that is commendable. Then there is the actionable level; it depends on whether there is criminality in the tape and they can find a provision in the criminal code to deal with,” he added.